Narrative Medicine

Studio 360 | May 15, 2012
(Bob AuBuchon )

Medical students spend hours studying information on charts and graphs, but when was the last time they studied the meaning behind a good story? We visited a group of OB/GYN residents taking a narrative medicine class to see how embracing fiction can improve patient care.

(Originally aired: December 10, 2010)

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